Minecraft is an indie game at its core. Its pixelated and blocky graphics are an obvious love letter to retro gaming, a direction that many indie titles lean towards when establishing their aesthetic ...

Shaders dramatically enhance Minecraft’s visuals, from realistic lighting and reflections to experimental textures. In this tutorial, I will guide you through installing, configuring, and optimizing ...

To install shaders in "Minecraft: Java Edition," you'll first need to download a free program called OptiFine. Once OptiFine is installed, all you need to do is move the shader files into a specific ...

Minecraft players can enhance their gaming experience. Shaders improve the visual quality of the game. Realistic lighting, shadows, and water reflections are introduced. First, install OptiFine, a ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals ...